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It sure is cold outside, and the Bob Wards 'Share the Warmth' clothing drive is coming to an end on Wednesday, December 31. Be sure to get your used coats and boots to any Bob Wards location in exchange for a 10% off coupon!

"Initially, witnesses have stated that a confrontation began in the parking lot at that location; a confrontation that quickly became physical as one male began assaulting the other through the open driver’s side window of his vehicle

On Friday, February 28, an avalanche destroyed two homes in lower Rattlesnake. A man, a single mother and her 10-year-old daughter were able to escape, but their fourth family member, 8-year-old Phoenix Scoles, was trapped for 45 minutes before being rescued.

The new cellphone-while-driving ban is now in effect in Missoula. People who are caught using a cellphone while driving will receive a warning until February 3, 2013. Beyond that date, tickets will be issued for anyone pulled over for being on his or her cellphone. We want to know what you think about the new ban.

University of Montana Vice President for External Relations Jim Foley made it clear beyond the shadow of a doubt on Monday that if and when the Montana state legislature allocates monies to relocate the College of Technology, it will be placed on the South Campus, site of the present University of Montana Golf Course.

On Saturday, May 12, 2012, Campbell Soup Company will join forces with the National
Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) to help Stamp Out Hunger in Montana
and across the country. Now in its 20th year, the annual food drive
has grown from a regional to a national effort that provides assistance to the
millions of Americans struggling to put food on the table.

Currently, one out of every three Americans is obese (or 35.6% to be precise) and the most recent expert projection claims that 42% of the country will be obese by the year 2030. Most of the studies done to track obesity are performed by the Center for Disease Control and are done by calling people and asking them to self report their weight and height. Of course, the whole idea of people accurately reporting their weight may seem laughable, but finding data like this isn’t as easy as it may sound.

Missoula made national news yet again on Wednesday, as CNN’s Erin Burnett-Out Front interviewed Mayor Jon Engen about the Justice Department’s Civil Rights investigation into sexual assaults on campus and in the city. Burnett seemed shocked by the fact that 80 sexual assaults had been reported in a three year span. Engen said that number is not unusual in a college town of Missoula’s size. He defended the Missoula Police force, but said there is always room for improvement.

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